Here's how New Zealand's 'eliminate' strategy brought new coronavirus cases down to zero.
A nurse based in the New Zealand city of Hamilton, who did not want to be named, told CNBC she believed governments' decisions had determined how badly countries were impacted by the pandemic.
"It's really important that we acted the way we did to avoid a massive outbreak," she said. "I appreciate that my government has taken it seriously, even if it does mean a more restricted way of living. It's taken a lot of planning to get things ready for all the 'just-in-case' situations, but the hospitals don't appear to have been overwhelmed by patients."
Without any mitigation measures, Covid-19's R0 rating would be around 2.5, according to Ardern. Under lockdown, the R0 of the virus had dropped to 0.4 — meaning each infected person would only transmit the virus to less than half a person.of 1 means the average person infected with the virus will spread it to one other person. If a disease is given an R0 above 1, it means an outbreak is expected to continue.
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